“People who have never dealt with depression think it’s just being sad or being in a bad mood. That’s not what depression is for me; it’s falling into a state of grayness and numbness.” — Dan Reynolds Late Night I believe the worst hours of the day to feel lonliness, depression, and unheard are those…

“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.“ – Josh Campbell -www.positivityblog.com Boogey man, we’ve heard as young children, afraid of going to sleep thinking he might be under the bed. As we grow older and begin to walk to school we are told about stranger danger. Never take candy from a…

“It is your attitude, more than aptitude, that will determine your altitude “ – Zig Ziglar There is a saying, author unknown, “it’s hard to soar with the eagles when you have live in the barnyard with the turkeys”! There are those who will cross your path, who when they leave, will leave you feeling…

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.-Mark Twain When I was in my teens I wasn’t full of confidence. I doubted myself and my abilities. Then, I was given a piano which started a wonderful adventure. I couldn’t wait until the rest of my family would go…

I could really use some good thoughts sent my way! I am writing this from a hospital bed in the emergency room. Last night I fell in my home and broke my femur. The fracture is just below where the hip replacement. I am waiting to be transported to Regina, SK to have surgery. This…

“Anxiety was born in the very same moment as mankind. And since we will never be able to master it, we will have to learn to live with it—just as we have learned to live with storms.” – Paulo Coelho Winter, the first snowfall this year saw over eighteen inches on the ground. For many…

“Just when you feel you have no time to relax, know that this is the moment you most need to make time to relax.”― Matt Haig, Reasons to Stay Alive Stress, it is part of daily life! You feel it in your job, school, and even in the home. Since it is almost a daily thing, the…

“The truth is that stress doesn’t come from your boss, your kids, your spouse, traffic jams, health challenges, or other circumstances. It comes from your thoughts about your circumstances.”―Andrew Bernstein Years ago, the antacid, Rolaids had this tag line, “How do you spell relief?” “R-O-L-A-I-D-S” Back in the early eighties a sibling was experiencing severe stomach…

“No one is every only one thing. Inside one person there are so many different people, and quite often they’re at war with each other, and sometimes one of them is winning, and sometimes another. We’re all so hard to understand, aren’t we? I don’t even understand myself.”― Louis de Bernières, So Much Life Left Over https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/complexity-of-life…

“When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability… To be alive is to be vulnerable.”― Madeleine L’Engle Let me be blunt, I abhor violence! I grew up always in fear, fear of someone acting out in violence.…

In 2000 my mom was rushed to St. Joseph Hospital in London, Ontario. After arriving she was placed in an induced comma. She was in the that comma until the morning that she died. The morning of February 11th she was taken off all life support and quickly passed away quietly in her bed, she…

“The intention to live as long as possible isn’t one of the mind’s best intentions, because quantity isn’t the same as quality.” ~ Deepak Chopra I have been having this debate in my mind for years. I have asked myself about the affects that meds I take are worth it. For instance, the sleeping pill,…

The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own existence. In some ways we are, in some ways we’re not. We are ruled by the forces of chance and coincidence. Paul AusterRead more at https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/things-happen-quotes Everyone wants to feel like they are in control,…

I was on the phone with my aunt yesterday and we chatted like we always do. She then broke the news to me that my father passed sometime last month. If you have read any of my posts where I have written about the relationship between us, you would know that there was no real…

Caution: This may sound like a political view, but on the contrary, it is about spousal abuse and the effects that it has on a household. I lived in such a household. My father would fly into rages and it left us, his children, always on edge. Just recently I found out that when I…

Get access to hundreds of LIVE workshops with MedCircle psychologists & psychiatrists: https://watch.medcircle.com Watch this full series with Dr. Ramani instantly HERE: https://bit.ly/3gEs33H Dr. Ramani discusses the emotion of healing adult survivors of child abuse. In this eye-opening interview, Dr. Ramani opens up about the one thing that rattles her: child abuse. She discusses what…

Tradition is not a fetish to be prayed to-but a useful record of experiences. Time should bring improvement-but not all old things are worthless. We are served by both the moderns and the ancients. The balanced man is he who clings to the best in the old-and appropriates the desirable in the new. – Richard…

http://www.pbs.org/ride-the-tiger/home/ RIDE THE TIGER Genetics plays a pivotal role in diagnosing mental illnesses. Scientists now believe many genes contribute to the onset of bipolar illness, but the exact number of genes could be in the hundreds or even thousands.

Mental Health TV TRIGGER WARNING: this video contains content pertaining to sexual assault, abuse and other sensitive topics. Matters of The Mind is a weekly bite size web series that explores topics pertaining to mental health with factoids and advice for patients.

Dec 29, 2021 ABC15 looks at how some are working to erasing the stigma of mental health issues in law enforcement.

Mind, the mental health charity “I didn’t feel safe amongst the other people there and being gay… and isolated, it heightened my anxiety.” When Ben found himself homeless, he had to deal with a system that didn’t understand his needs and how this impacted on his mental health. Find out more about our LGBTQ work…